Rep Payee Program
Guide for Beneficiaries

What’s a rep payee?
A rep payee is a person or an organization who helps you with managing your money.

What’s a beneficiary?
A beneficiary is any person who receives benefits from Social Security. Your benefits may also be called “Social Security”, “SSI”, or “SSDI”.
A rep payee can help you with many of your financial needs. Some examples include:
How does my rep payee help me?
* Paying for housing and utilities
* Buying personal care items
* Buying food and groceries
* Paying for clothes
* Paying for entertainment
* Paying for doctor and dentist payments 
* Paying for therapy or other treatments
* Tracking your spending
* Saving your money
Your payee helps you to maintain your benefits over the long-term. They also help to keep Social Security updated, so that you don't lose your benefits. It's important that you let your payee know of any important changes in your life.
Remember to tell your payee if you ...
* Get a job or stop working
* Take a trip outside of the US
* Get married
* Go to the hospital
* Move to a new place
* Go to jail or prison
What can I do if I'm having problems with my payee?
1. Talk to them about the problem.
2. Ask them about how your money is being spent and about your budget.
3. Contact Social Security:
I (800)772-1213; I (800)325-0778 (TTY).

To learn more about the SSA's Rep Payee Program, go to: 
https://www.ssa.gov/ payee/bene.htm
Information adapted from: 
https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05- I 0097 .pdf


	
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